It's not a secret that for fast and effective weight loss it's enough just to adhere to proper nutrition and exercise 2-3 times a week. Carrying out these two conditions, you will not only keep the body in shape, but also start to feel great. In order to accelerate the process of weight loss, you can connect additional measures - for example, a slimming drink with ginger and lemon.
Drink: ginger, mint, lemon
There are a great many recipes for teas and drinks, in which these ingredients are involved. We'll look at the properties of the components separately to make sure that this recipe really can be useful.
At us a root of ginger - a relative novelty, and here in the countries of Asia it is the favorite component of various dishes and drinks. Among its main properties are the following:
- general strengthening effect, increased immunity;
- acceleration of metabolism;
- lowering of cholesterol;
- removal of pain syndrome with arthritis;
- normalization of blood pressure;
- improving the work of the digestive system.
This plant really deserves a place on the table of a slimming person. By the way, lemon is an excellent addition to it, because it also accelerates the metabolism, strengthening the processes of splitting fatty deposits, enriches the body with vitamins and has antioxidant properties.
Mint has a beneficial effect on the digestive tract, relieves stress and fatigue, prevents false hunger. Honey acts on the body in a similar way, and also contains hundreds of useful elements. Thus, the use of all these components is really advisable when losing weight.
Drink from ginger and lemon: recipe
It is worth noting that not everyone will fall in love with the taste of a drink with ginger, lemon and honey. Beginners are recommended to drink it a little bit, and not on an empty stomach, otherwise there may be problems with the digestive system. We will look at the different recipes of the drink so that you can choose the option that is right for you.
Main recipe
Ingredients:
- ginger root - 2 cm;
- water - 1 l .;
- lemon - 1 pc.
Preparation
Clean the ginger root, grate it or finely chop it, and put it in a brew or jar. Pour it with the juice of half a lemon and add a steep boiling water. Leave the drink infused for 15-20 minutes and strain so that it does not become too bitter and sharp. In each serving of the drink add on a slice of lemon (as you remember, half of the fruit remained - just for these purposes).
This is the main recipe, and by adding arbitrarily different ingredients, you can diversify its taste. The main thing - do not add sugar and substitutes, only natural honey in small quantities. And we will consider alternative options for preparing a drink that will allow you to open a full range of flavors and lose weight with variety.
Drink with pepper
Ingredients:
- ginger root - 3 cm;
- water - 1.5 liters;
- mint - 3-5 leaves;
- black pepper - 1 pinch;
- lemon - 1/2 pcs.
Preparation
Clean the ginger root, grate it or finely chop it, and put it in a brew or jar. Pour it with the juice of half a lemon and add the boiling water, pepper and mint. Leave the drink infused for 15-20 minutes and strain so that it does not become too bitter and sharp.
Drink on the basis of green tea
Ingredients:
- Dried ginger - 1 pinch;
- green leaf tea - 1 tsp;
- water - 300 ml;
- lemon - 1 piece.
Preparation
Put green tea, ginger and lemon in the teapot, fill with the indicated amount of water. After 8-10 minutes the drink is ready for use.
Of course, fresh ginger shows great efficiency, but when it is inaccessible, you can also use its dried version.